tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.comments2023-07-03T06:24:46.632-07:00The Academy: Personal Leadership DevelopmentDavid Hakim, Director of the Midwest Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368722402181439314noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-18676132658314574092020-09-26T01:50:57.346-07:002020-09-26T01:50:57.346-07:00An academic essay is not just an ordered presentat...An academic essay is not just an ordered presentation of facts and information about a topic. An essay is simply an argument. In this argument you take a position and present arguments to support your case. Essay writing involves a deliberate process of selecting and interpreting information <a href="https://essayshark.com/" rel="nofollow">essay help</a><br />robertdowneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008111781783399813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-25034056950535650432018-02-09T07:05:36.677-08:002018-02-09T07:05:36.677-08:00This is an excellent podcast Sensei, thank you for...This is an excellent podcast Sensei, thank you for taking the time to post this, very inspirational.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595318630873448033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-65552928121693313682015-07-03T22:34:23.918-07:002015-07-03T22:34:23.918-07:00The training in firearms should be taken very seri...The training in firearms should be taken very serious as it can become a matter of life and death later when you are under the threat. One millisecond should be the deciding point whether to pull the trigger of your gun or not. Firearms safety training lessons teach you the same.MA Firearms Schoolhttp://www.bostonfirearms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-79804593145986020442014-12-02T17:46:09.817-08:002014-12-02T17:46:09.817-08:00I think that mental toughness is very important. I...I think that mental toughness is very important. I need to work on my mental toughness. I'm sure that I can find somewhere I can work on it. I will have to do some research to see how I can increase my mental toughness. <a href="http://mentaltraininginc.com/mental-toughness.php" rel="nofollow"> http://mentaltraininginc.com/mental-toughness.php</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447165997669870177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-69153686487666819742014-06-10T23:41:50.064-07:002014-06-10T23:41:50.064-07:00Without the FFL license one cannot (and should not...Without the FFL license one cannot (and should not) try to own, sell, or manufacture firearms. It is against the gun law in many states. These basics should be known to all firearms student. MA Firearms Schoolhttp://www.bostonfirearms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-66582677492467810862010-04-26T07:55:10.885-07:002010-04-26T07:55:10.885-07:00Thank you for the recognition!
-Jeremiah MinnerThank you for the recognition!<br />-Jeremiah MinnerJeremiah Minnerhttp://www.connecticut-academy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-43094386087952075632010-03-30T15:03:11.029-07:002010-03-30T15:03:11.029-07:00Thank you for posting this Sensei. You have a real...Thank you for posting this Sensei. You have a real knack for explaining things really good.<br /><br />-RobRob Tharpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989661521843398000.post-55337092771925328522009-08-30T19:36:12.400-07:002009-08-30T19:36:12.400-07:00I haven't read the book, so I can only comment...I haven't read the book, so I can only comment on what you have posted here. I am also going to connect it to your post on culture because in my mind they are interrelated. <br /><br />There are innumerable books, seminars, videos, etc. on what we do wrong as leaders or how to better manage people or whatever variation of the same subject the "messenger" decides to call it. I think those ask and/or answer the wrong questions. As followers of a "Do" we do exactly as you said, we go back to the basics to fix a problem. If the punch is not working correctly, we make sure the fist is properly formed, etc. A key factor, though, is that we have learned this through studying “Asian based arts” as you said. <br /><br />I've spent a lot of time over the past four years or so trying to answer why we are so guilty of “putting paperwork before people work”, among many other problems that I can get lost in a tangent about, but won’t. America has bred a culture that is not people-oriented. We are a material society. We focus on jobs and not the people doing them. We have to see results, and fast. We focus our tasks toward what it does for “me” rather than “us”. We don’t spend time looking at our processes because American society tells us that going back to the “basics” is wrong. It is beneath us. That's why only a small percentage of people that start an art actually make it a "Do". And that is why our “leaders” tend to be task managers rather than actual leaders, since they accumulate tasks and make sure other people are accomplishing tasks rather than spending time figuring out how they can lead people (which requires the process examination you pointed out). <br /><br />Developing leaders, or teaching an “Asian based art” in this country may not be as simple as “modeling” as you also talked about in one of your blogs. Although, that is a great tool and imperative overall, it isn’t enough to break though the barriers that are culturally ingrained. An American may see what you are doing is successful and try to do it, but may not be able to determine on his/her own why it is so. To develop leaders or teach a martial art (or both in our case), and be successful at it, an explanation of why our results-oriented society really sees only minimal results is also just as important. And constantly going back to that “basic” is fundamental to producing better leaders and students. <br /><br />Jordan Hestermann<br />Assistant Director<br />Kempo Jujutsu Martial Arts AcademyJordan Hestermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15777783367462639795noreply@blogger.com